Pull-light book match



Oct. 29, 1935. E. PARKER PULLLIGHT BOOK MATCH Filed March 5, 1954Patented Oct. 29, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PULL-LIGHT BOOK MATCHcorporation of Ohio Application March 5,

7 Claims.

The object of this invention is to provide for utilizing the book matchtype of match cards in a pocketed holder which is provided with means tolight separately each match as it is withdrawn from the holder, inaccordance with the wellknown pull-light system.

The invention consists in a holder having an inside element comprising abase strip on opposite sides of which are series of completely formedstaggered individual pockets for the reception of the several matches ofa section of card matches, the matches diverging in opposite direotionsfrom the card so as alternately to enter the staggered pockets on theopposite sides of the base strip, the several pockets being afiixed tothe base strip, as by glue, applied between adjacent pockets; said basestrip provided at or near its outermost end with ignition or scratchingsurfaces which serve to ignite or light the match 20 heads or tips asthe matches are individually withdrawn from the holder; the packagebeing completed by application of a cover creased to form a match-headreceiving chamber, which heads are thereby inclosed in the cover, saidinside element and cover being united by stitching or other suitablemeans, as I will proceed now more particularly to explain and finallyclaim.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the invention, in the severalfigures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 is aperspective view of the component parts of the holder including thematch card, before assembling, a part of one of the matches being brokenaway to show subjacent parts. Fig. 2 is a front 'view of the assembledparts, a portion of the cover and one of the matches being broken awayto show the subjacent parts. Fig. 3 is a cross section on a largerscale, taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

The holder cover I may be of paper or card board or other availablematerial, and it is provided with the parallel crease lines 2, 2, whichwhen the cover is folded about the match card 3 forms a chamber givingample room for the safe accommodation of the ignitible or combustibleheads 4 of the matches. The cover preferably is made without the usualend flap so as to expose the handling end of the matches to ready accessand it is of a length sufiicient to support the exposed ends of thematches in carriage.

As is common the match card is slitted longitudinally, as at 5, to formthe individual match sticks or splints 6; and these sticks or splintsare connected at the end of the card opposite the head end by theunslitted portion 1. The sticks or splints are separated so as todiverge or pro- 1934, Serial No. 714,179

ject alternately in opposite directions from the connecting portion 1.

8 is the base strip, of fiat paper or other relatively rigid material,and it is of a length sufficiently less than the length of the card soas to 6 expose, more or less, the opposite ends of the individualmatches. The base strip is provided at or near its outer end on bothsides with friction or scratching surfaces 9 which serve to ignite thematch heads or tips as the matches are individu- 1o ally pulled out ofthe holder or package and into contact with such surfaces.

The base strip forms the foundation for the crimped strips 10 and l I ofpaper or other suitable material. These strips I0 and II are of substan-15 tially equal length With the base strip, and they are provided withalternating large and small crimps l2 and IS. The large crimps I2 standoff from the base strip and form separate pockets for individualmatches, and the small crimps I3 20 afi'ord surfaces contacting with thebase strip and glued or otherwise fixedly applied to said base strip anddefining and isolating the several large crimps or pockets.

The pocketed base strip is inserted between the 25 alternating divergentmatches so as permanently to separate the matches one from another andconfine them individually in their opposite pockets, as clearly shown inFigs. 1 and 3. These pockets are fully and completely formed by theunion of the base strip and crimped strips.

The assembled match card and pocketed base strip are inclosed in thecover I, which is folded about them with the creased portion affording acommodious chamber for the match heads or tips. The base strip and thepocketed strips are of substantially equal width with one another andwith the cover, and their lateral margins l4 and I5 and I6 respectivelyare flat and by them said strips may be connected with the cover by anysuitable means, such as staples or stitches I1, and be held in place inassembled position.

After the parts are assembled, the unslitted portion I of the card iss1itted,'as at 18 in line with the slits 5 which separate the matches soas completely to sever the matches individually in order to avoid thenecessity of the tearing off of each match as it is to be lighted, as inthe common book match card and to free each match from its neighbor andthus permit each match to be withdrawn from the holder and its headignited as it is drawn against the friction surface.

The pockets give enough pressure on the matches to retain them fromaccidental escape and to force their heads into ignitible contact withthe adjacent ignition surface. a

The cover has its front portion of a length sufiicient to overlie thepocketed element and its back portion extends just beyond the handlingor exposed ends of the matches so as to support them in carriage andthus the matches are rendered easily accessible for withdrawal andlight- The base strip 8 has its friction surfaces 9 arranged inlongitudinal sections or lines separated by bare sections so as to havefree spaces for gluing the small crimps on the base strip, as indicatedat H]. That is to say, the friction surfaces lie on opposite sides ofthe base strip in lines parallel with the pockets formed by the largecrimps, and the bare or frictionless portions of the base stripalternate with the friction surfaces just as the large and small crimpsalternate with'one another. a

The outside of the cover may be supplied with advertisements or othermatter.

No outside ignition surface is required.

Among other advantages of the use of match cards in the so-calledpull-light match package is this, that it permits fully loading a holderwith I all of the entire complement of matches at one operation insteadof separately placing a single match at a time.

Variations in details are permissible within the principle of theinvention and the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is: 1. A match package of pull-light type, com prising inits production a cover, a card of di-' verging matches'of ordinary bookmatch character, and a flat base strip provided on opposite sides withfixedly applied completely formed pockets to receive the alternatingindividual matches, the base strip provided with a striking surface, thecover and base strip being secured together and the matches beingsevered to complete the formation of the package.

, receive the several alternating matches, the cover and base stripbeing secured together and the matches being severed to complete theformation of the package.

3. A match package of pull-light type, comprising in its production acover, a card of alterwith the base strip and serving as attachingnatingdiverging matches of ordinary'book match character, a base stripinserted between the diand small crimps attached to opposite sides of 1the base strip, the large crimps standing off from the base strip instaggered relation on opposite sides thereof and serving as isolatedmatch-receiving pockets, and the small crimps contacting means forfixing the crimped strips to the base strip, the cover and base stribeing secured together and the matches being severed to complete theformation of the package.

4. A match package of pull-light type, comprising a base strip providedupon each side with a. strip of crimped material secured to the a basestrip to provide a plurality of match-receiving pockets arranged instaggered relation upon opposite sides of the base strip, matchesinserted in said pockets with their heads adjacent to one edge of saidbase strip friction striking material associated with each of saidpockets in position fastening means whereby the cover and base strip maybe secured together.

5; A match package of pull-light type, comprising in its production abase strip, a card of matches of the character ordinarily employed inmatch books, the matches of said card arranged alternately upon oppositesides of said base strip and lying in staggered relation on oppositesides thereof, a strip of material appliedcver the matches on each sideof the base strip and secured to the base strip between adjacent matchesto provide isolated match pockets, and a cover embracing said parts,said cover and base strip secured together and said matches severed tocomplete formation of the package.

6. A match package of pull-light type, comprising in its production abase strip provided with spaced match striking surfaces arranged instaggered relation upon its opposite sides, a card of matches of thecharacter ordinarily employed in match books, the matches of said cardarranged alternately upon opposite sides of said base strip andoverlying the striking surfaces of the base strip in staggered relationon opposite sides thereof, a strip of material applied over the matcheson each side of the base strip and secured to the base stripintermediate the striking surfaces and between adjacent matches toprovide isolated match pockets including separate match-strikingsurfaces, and a cover embracing said parts, said cover and base stripsecured together and said matches severed to complete formation of thepackage.

'7. A match package of pull-light type, com- 50 prising a base stripprovided at its opposite sides with strips having alternating large andsmall crimps, the large crimps standing off from'the base strip instaggered relation on opposite sides thereof and serving as isolatedmatch-receiving pockets, and the small crimps contacting with the basestrip, the base strip having lines of friction surfaces on both sidesand lying within the confines of the pockets formed by the large crimps,adhesive receiving surfaces arranged on both sides of said base stripbetween said friction surfaces and to which the small crimps aresecured, acard of diverging matches of ordinary book match character theindividual matches of which are arranged in said pockets upon oppositesides of said base strip in staggered relation, and a cover applied tosaid package, the cover and base strip being secured together and thematches being severed to complete the formation of the package.

r LUCIAN E. PARKER.

